GRE Word List
MALADROIT
lacking adroitness : inept
The meaning of the word maladroit is lacking adroitness : inept.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| obstinate | stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion |
| bent | unenclosed grassland |
| lout | to bow in respect |
| timidity | lacking in courage or self-confidence |
| lag | one that lags or is last |
| endorse | to write on the back of |
| distant | separated in space : away |
| oscillate | to swing backward and forward like a pendulum |
| deranged | mentally unsound : crazy |
| spectrum | a continuum of color formed when a beam of white light is dispersed (as by passage through a prism) so that its component wavelengths are arranged in order |